1.4. IS YOUR ORGANIZATION READY TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP TALENT?

You cannot build and implement an approach to developing leadership talent without ongoing support from your organization. Even organizations with a pro-development orientation can be unprepared to apply a fully systemic approach. Before you begin your own design, assess how ready your organization is to accept and support a systematic approach. You can measure readiness by considering your organization's most pressing strategic and organizational challenges, and using your analysis to narrow the areas of development in your plan. You can assess the organization through interviews, surveys, instruments, and your own observations. Use the Organizational Readiness Checklist (Exhibit ...

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